Category Archives: Fred Biletnikoff

I’ve always liked old team yearbooks for the photos and tons of information jammed into their pages. The image below comes from a page in the 1968 Oakland Raiders yearbook, which I was reading through this evening. Knowing full-well that the Raiders won the AFL championship in 1967, and that they had a strong vertical passing attack, it comes as no surprise that Fred Biletnikoff and Warren Wells would put up big numbers, but wow! Take a look…read more

Here is a piece that I found on Oakland Raiders hall of fame receiver, Fred Biletnikoff. Biletnikoff was a Raiders rookie in 1965, and spent his entire 14-year career in Oakland, playing for three outstanding quarterbacks – Tom Flores, Daryle Lamonica and Kenny Stabler. As a receiver he was noted for his good speed and excellent hands. One thing that I didn’t realize about the Raiders great? He wore #14 in his first two seasons with the Raiders. I’d only seen him with his well-known #25.read more